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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Sold the van tonight! He said he felt like a poser since it was all done. Lol
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    I just added it to the for sale section here. Didn’t want to link to something else. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/1998-ford-camper-van-6-950-obo-st-louis.202441/
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    1998 Ford Camper Van - $6,950 obo - St Louis

    1998 Ford E150 Econoline (located in St Charles, MO - just outside of St Louis) $6,950 obo 5.4 L, Auto w/overdrive, 2wd, 3.55 axle w/limited slip, 104k miles Was a wheel chair van, body raised 4” (fits bigger tires), floor lowered 5”, there is 6’ height inside to stand New in last year with...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    They are Glaval brand. The company that did the original conversion used a bunch of stufff that was branded glaval. The seats are super comfortable.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    We finally finished the inside and put her up for sale this weekend. Really happy with how it turned out. If she doesn’t sell, we will be going to the Midwest vanlife festival in May.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    We’ve enjoyed the van, but we’re going to be finishing it up over the next few weeks and be putting it for sale after the first of the year. We decided to start a small business and selling off some of our toys to put more money into the business. Will post pictures when it is finished so we...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Good fall weekend running around Missouri. Learned we can camp in the mid 40’s with no heater and the inside stays almost too warm with the 2 of us and 2 dogs.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Took the wife and dogs on a fall drive, then spent half a day out at our land. We have 5 acres that is pretty much a hillside and the limited slip did it’s job even after the rain we had yesterday and made it’s way up there. We walked back down and you could see where it was having to bite...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Big news! We have a title, it arrived today! So we bought the van with a rebuilt title from IL, it had been wrecked 10 years ago. I could see where they spot welded a few places under the hood when the pulled the metal straight and replaced a fender (no big deal). Sticker on the windshield and...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Greg, lol, luckily my spare bed time is spent early in the morning watching my car shows when I’m letting the queen sleep in. I have to be honest, the heater hoses are the only thing on this van that I don’t trust. I’ll replace the ones running back to the rear heater at some point, but if the...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    First trip in the books. Van did great and we stayed warm for the night in 29 degree windy weather. Bed was super comfortable. Think we might go down to a smaller buddy heater, it was a little too warm even on low and went thru a bottle of propane every 5 hours. We averaged 12 mpg for the trip.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Rico, I will try my best, but I'm by no means an expert. I started out wanting super simple and cost-effective, yet ran into some of the same info you probably have. So plans changed a little, but I tried to keep four goals in mind: - cost - simplicity - isolation - keeping the fan running to...
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    10” memory foam cooling gel, super comfortable! We have the same thing in our spare bedroom and Avion camper.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Made good progress today. Mattress goes in tomorrow.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    IKEA, here’s how I supported them.
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    Adventure Van on a Budget - ‘98 Econoline

    Starting to feel real. Taking her first trip next weekend, so has to be sleepable by then.
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